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We were given an iPad as a present. We only really use it to Email and surf,so don't really feel like we are extracting it's full potential.
What else are they good for?
We have a two year old and wondered if he could get any benefit from it either?
What do you want to do?
Games
eBay
News
Podcasts
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Magazine subscriptions
Books (either from iTunes or Amazon with the Kindle app)
Music
Video calling
iMessage to anyone else with an Apple product
Word processing
Astronomy
And so on an so forth! Go and have a browse in the App Store, there's something for everyone and every thing.
If all you're doing is surfing you really are missing out. 🙂
Poddy's right, it's hard to get your head round there being an app for everything as opposed to just using google.
What hobbies do you have?
They're useful for all sorts of things...
They are great for kids.
Googling for children's apps will get you better recommendations than I could give.
Excellent for timewasting games for adults as well, if my wife is anything to go by.
Try reading an issue of "Cyclist" on it (available via Newstand) - it's a good example of a proper e-Magazine - e.g. a new format rather than just a carbon-copy of the print edition, with things like swipeable photo galleries and 360° views of the bikes they review.
We have a two year old and wondered if he could get any benefit from it either?
Plenty of very good kids apps.
Try "Endless Alphabet", "Little Fox Music Box" or the various Peppa Pig games for starters.
Oh and the ViewRanger app (free version) is worth a look if you want to plan routes from the comfort of your lounge.
Hobby wise I mountain and road bike. Also do hillwalking and yoga.
I'll check out the app store. Not keen on purchasing an app though only to find it is rubbish or I won't use it.
I'll check out the app store. Not keen on purchasing an app though only to find it is rubbish or I won't use it.
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There are a LOT of apps available for free - some are full versions, some are full but have adverts, and some are free but you can purchase extra bits for them.
ViewRanger is an example of the latter. Free to use with OpenCycleMap/OpenStreetMap maps, or you can pay for full OS maps for the areas you are interested in.
I'll check out the app store. Not keen on purchasing an app though only to find it is rubbish or I won't use it.
Not sure about the Apple App store, but the Andoid one has reviews from people who have bought the app. I imagine Apple does the same sort of thing. See what other people think before you buy. For any app there are usually dozens of alternatives.
Not keen on purchasing an app though only to find it is rubbish or I won't use it.
Pretty sure you have a few days cooling off period when buying apps, so you can get a refund if you think they are carp.
We have a two year old and wondered if he could get any benefit from it either?
I bought an iPad 4 last month on the premise (among other things) it would be pretty educational for our 2.5y r old. However, so far the educational apps are IMO best suited to tablet-happy 3-4 yr olds and above, e.g. learning about numbers, letter, words, shapes etc. Having said that, there are several good apps for "messing around" with animals, noises etc + dragging pictures around and making scenes, e.g dinosaurs, farmyard, underwater etc. Give him 6-12 months and I reckon it will become an excellent device.
Sessions are limited to 5-10 mins so it doesn't become something he keeps asking for or becomes attached to.
Pretty sure you have a few days cooling off period when buying apps, so you can get a refund if you think they are carp.
IIRC this is how the Android MarketPlace works (used to be 24hr trial when I used it). App Store doesn't work that way AFAIK - which I disagree with strongly.
Flipboard and Feedly are both free great for reading stuff.
The Red Bulletin is a great free interactive magazine thingy.
Can't think of any more for now. I use mine a lot with Apple TV to stream stuff to the telly, like iplayer and stuff off my big HD upstairs using StreamToMe.
On a side note, if anyone's reading this wondering how to get files etc onto their iPad then apps like GoodReader are great for this. Add in the power of GoodNotes + QuickOffice along with Dropbox/Box/etc and you can do all kinds of stuff on the go, e.g. edit, annotate, highlight, etc.